Sarah and Dimity welcome two guests to talk about getting kids active and healthy. First up is Olympian Rod Dixon, a father (and grandfather!) runner who founded Kid’s Marathon Foundation, an in-school running and nutrition program that gets kids moving. In his delightful Kiwi accent, Rod shares stories about his start in running and how his experience lead him to help “keep kids calibrated” by bringing running into their school day. This 1983 New York City Marathon champion shares numerous race-day tips, including the importance of slowing down in the first half of a competition.
Next the gals are joined by Cathleen Kosak, a mom of three and a physical therapist. Cathleen shares the story of how, after reading about Rod’s program, she brought his program in her kids’ elementary school in suburban Connecticut—and has since helped launch it city-wide. Hear Cathleen talk about how her community’s moms and kids “grabbed hold of” the program and, well, ran with it.
Another Mother Runner hopes this podcast inspires you to help kids get and stay active. Two ways you can help:
-Join the Saucony Run For Good Challenge, challenging yourself to log 26.2 miles in September on Runkeeper. (If you don’t already have the Runkeeper app, download it on your smartphone to log your miles, and sign up for the Challenge on your computer.) Once you complete the 26.2-mile Challenge, for every mile you run (and log on Runkeeper), Saucony will donate $1 to causes like aimed at keeping children healthy and active, like Rod Dixon’s Kid’s Marathon Foundation.
-If you are involved with a non-profit orangization in your community that is encouraging kids to get active, you can apply for a grant from Saucony Run For Good Foundation by going to the Saucony website. Once there, you can download an application and learn more about how to get kids into a healthy and fit lifestyle.
I listened to this podcast on my long run today and tomorrow I am marching myself down to the principal’s office and telling him we NEED this in our school!!! Thank you so much for this podcast!! I was left with the question for Cathleen though…doing it in CT how did you navigate the winter? Cape Cod winter’s can be brutal!!
Hi Nancy, We in CT were definitely at the mercy of the weather, too. We organized our Kids’ Marathon Program for 10 weeks in the Spring. We began the second or third week of March and ran laps at recess Monday-Thursday. Fridays were off! Everyone needs a free recess day:) The kids followed the training schedule as per Rod Dixon’s Kid’s Marathon Training Manual (on the website). The distances were .5 – 1 mile per day in a typical marathon training schedule fashion. Meaning, they started out in the early weeks with less mileage and then increased weekly mileage, and even tapered before the big Final Mile Event. The schedule on the training manual is 8 weeks which probably works well in CA but not so much for us in the Northeast. I extended our peak mileage weeks for a bit longer to be sure to hit 25 miles before the FInal Mile – which for two years in a row ended up taking 10 weeks rather then 8. Our Final Mile Event was held the last weekend in March. Some schools in CT held their Final Mile Event as late as the first and second weeks of June which is dependent on your school calendar. Hope this helps. Wishing you all the very best in getting this program going in your school. Believe me, it is worth it! I am always happy to answer questions and offer some problem solving advice based on what work for our schools here in Trumbull.
Correction: Our Final Mile Event was held the last weekend in May (not March)
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